Who is your least favourite author?

[TSUNTZU]

Artemidoros said:

I think he was a great author of the 19th century and had an excellent sense of humour.

Jack London is the greatest American author and one of the greatest of all time that ever lived.

Mark Twain is a bore.

[Dean]

Pop culture critics--i.e. movies and music. Is there a more needless job in the world? Music is the most subjective thing in the world. Who cares what someone thinks? This Roger Ebert in the U.S. kicks out multiple movie reviews in the newspaper every week--and he gets paid for it! Industry cliches like "kitschy", "bombastic", "ethereal"--snore!

[AWAR]

Dean said:

Pop culture critics--i.e. movies and music. Is there a more needless job in the world? Music is the most subjective thing in the world. Who cares what someone thinks? This Roger Ebert in the U.S. kicks out multiple movie reviews in the newspaper every week--and he gets paid for it! Industry cliches like "kitschy", "bombastic", "ethereal"--snore!

Actually, critics help me make up my mind about what film to see. I like movies, and every week a dozen new ones are released, most of which are bullcrap.

You can go to www.rottentomatoes.com where they gather up hundreds of reviews of each film, and give you the average rating from ALL of these critics.

Basically, you can't go wrong with these ratings, if a film gets over 80% 'fresh' rating from 150 critics, it's bound to be satisfactory.

Thanks to this site, I've seen a lot of films I'd otherwise miss, because they wouldn't break through a barrier made by the blockbuster advertising machinery.

Same goes for Books, Music etc. It's easy to find a critic whose tastes are similar to yours, so, if you like RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, this critic can point you to buying JANE'S ADDICTION ( for example ). If you liked the movie PULP FICTION, he points you to MEMENTO, if you hated HARRY POTTER books, he tells you what books to give a 'miss' etc.

[galvez]

I don't like William Shakespeare. I acknowledge he had a very extensive vocabulary and knew how to use words perhaps better than anyone in history -- that is, if he didn't lift a bulk of his material like some suspect -- but the thought of many of his sonnets being written to another man really makes me feel a bit... grossed out. Also, I read his Othello and I did not find it interesting. Despite my dislike for Shakespeare, I was probably the only one in my class to get a perfect score (100%) on an "objective" exam of Othello. Those who remembered less details and absorbed a bit less in some cases ironically appreciated him more than me.

I much prefer Henrik Ibsen -- his realism appeals to me much more, as does his social criticism.